One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 

for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .

       Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命運）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（帶插圖的）books.

       According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

       This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.

       In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .

36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy

37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses

38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to

39．A．a(chǎn)shamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless

40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration

41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work

42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part

43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult

44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize

45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests

46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever

47．A．a(chǎn)lways                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually

48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．a(chǎn)ccepted

49．A．a(chǎn)fter                       B．a(chǎn)bout                      C．with                       D．before

50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful

51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal

52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple

53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job

54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly

55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn

36--55   CADCB  DBAAC   BCADB   CCBDA   


解析:

36  根據(jù)上一句話可知，Jimmy Liao這位著名的畫家哭泣的原因是他得了癌癥，生命似乎對他不公平。

37  此處是拿平常人對待健康的態(tài)度與 Jimmy Liao現(xiàn)在的情況形成對比。take …for granted認為……是理所當然的。

38  本句為一個省略句，used to do…過去……。used to后省略了take his health for granted。 就像他過去認為健康是理所當然的事情那樣。

39  根據(jù)后面的一句解釋可知答案。

40  下文提到 Jimmy Liao 為一畫家，畫家只能通過的自己繪畫來表達自己的思想。

41  work著作，作品。

42  play a trick on somebody捉弄， 戲弄某人。

43  根據(jù)句意可知，Jimmy Liao 這時得了癌癥，不能繼續(xù)工作。

44  本句為一個同位語從句，結(jié)合前面一句可知，Jimmy得了癌癥，但他在賓館里哭泣的那一刻也明白了人生并沒有命運，而是看你如何做出選擇�？崭裆先绻頵ace或refuse，fact引導(dǎo)的同位語從句應(yīng)改為他得病這個事實。

45  下文提到雖然生命對你不公，但你的選擇可以改變你的生活。因此，人生沒有命運，只看你如何選擇。

46  本句為一表語從句，從從句中所缺成分可排除A項；根據(jù)后一句話，你可以放棄，也可以繼續(xù)工作成為一個快樂的人可知本句意思是你選擇什么樣的生活，你就能成為什么樣的人。

47  人生路上不可能總會遇到風雨。

48 根據(jù)Jimmy在書中所表達的觀點可知他的這種看法可以在他的書中找到。

49  人遇到困難，在做出選擇前都會感到茫然無助。

50  Jimmy對待癌癥，選擇了繼續(xù)工作來充實自己。因此，他對生命充滿了希望，這一點在他的繪畫中也可表現(xiàn)出來。

51  盡管世界讓我們感到自己很渺小，但我們也應(yīng)該勇敢，堅強。Jimmy在面對疾病時所表現(xiàn)出的正是這個特征。great偉大的；strong 強壯的；equal平等的。

52  上文提到在面對疾病時，可以放棄也可以繼續(xù)工作，關(guān)鍵看你選擇什么。本句是回答這個問題：只要你做出正確的選擇，生命就會充滿希望。

53  Jimmy 原本是一名成功的畫家，得病之后又繼續(xù)工作，又贏得了新的名譽和財富。

54  根據(jù)Jimmy所患疾病可排除A項，slowly 只強調(diào)動作，不符語意；separately與下文with his wife and daughter矛盾。

55   過自己想過的生活比金錢和榮耀所能提供的東西要有意義的多。

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